Racing weather and inspection latest news

Sandown's scheduled meeting for Thursday, due to feature the Royal Artillery Gold Cup for amateur jockeys, has been called off with areas of both the hurdles and chase tracks waterlogged.

A Monday afternoon inspection was called on Sunday and, with more rain in the forecast, course officials were left with no option but to pull the plug early.

Monday's meetings at Lingfield and Fairyhouse were also abandoned.

A raceday inspection was called at Fairyhouse on the back of heavy rain in the area and an IHRB update stated: "Following 6mm of rain this morning, the track here at Fairyhouse is unfit for racing and the fixture scheduled for today has been cancelled.

"Unfortunately we have had prolonged periods of rainfall here, the 6mm since our update yesterday afternoon was on top of the 49mm we've had since entries and the ground just could not take any more rain which has left us with no choice but to cancel today's fixture."

An update has also been provided ahead of the meetings coming up at Punchestown and Clonmel this week.

It said: "Following 3mm of rain overnight, @punchestownrace (Wednesday) remains heavy. Light rain today today (3-5mm approx). Dry tomorrow with heavy rain Tuesday night into Wednesday (10-15mm approx). Using inside track first circuit, finishing on main straight.

"Following 18mm of rain over the weekend, parts of the track @ClonmelR (Friday) remain waterlogged and unfit for racing, where raceable the ground is heavy. Possibility of up to 20mm (approx) of rain this week. Situation being monitored."

Going and inspection latest

MONDAY

Lingfield: ABANDONED

Carlisle: Chase: Good to Soft, Soft in places; Hurdle: Soft, Good to Soft in places

Wolverhampton: All-Weather

Fairyhouse: ABANDONED

TUESDAY

Market Rasen: Chase: Soft, Heavy in places; Hurdle: Soft, Good to Soft in places

Newbury: Chase: Soft, Heavy in places; Hurdle: Heavy, Soft in places

Wolverhampton: All-Weather

WEDNESDAY

Kempton: All-Weather

Ludlow: Soft

Southwell: Soft

THURSDAY

Huntingdon: Heavy

Newcastle: All-Weather

Sandown: ABANDONED

Sedgefield: Soft

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